World of Warcraft: Forever launches globally on Wednesday, November 4, at 6 p.m. EST. The release falls on November 5 in some regions, including Western Europe, Japan and Australia.
Launch times are 3 p.m. PST for the west coast of North America, 6 p.m. EST for the east coast, 8 p.m. BRT in Brazil and 11 p.m. GMT in the United Kingdom, all on November 4. In Western Europe, the launch is at midnight CET on November 5; in Japan, it is 8 a.m. JST, and on Australia’s east coast, 10 a.m. AEDT.
Forever is a reworking of the original World of Warcraft, combining its classic design and content with new features and modernizations. It retains the original nine classes and eight playable races, along with the Horde and Alliance factions and the game’s original continents, zones, dungeons, raids and cities.
The updated version adds the Skyborne, a blue-skinned high-elf race that can join either faction, as well as new zones, dungeons, raids and quests. It also introduces redesigned classes and talent trees, updated graphics and a customizable interface, official gamepad support, a social camping system and megaserver infrastructure.
The level cap is set at 60, and Blizzard has said it will not be raised. Access to Forever is included with a World of Warcraft subscription, while the Skyborne race and its starting zone are sold separately.
Sources: Polygon.